tilt her head to the side just to be cute (I'm pretty sure this is practice for when she's in trouble

tap or pat surfaces on command

separation anxiety has set in…this one's no fun

Celebrations from the past month:

Let's make this one really fast, since I'm almost a month behind--AGAIN:

Mallory survived her first non-family, not-the-regular-babysitter babysitting. My hairdresser, Tanya, and her partner, Leslie, watched Mal while Michael worked and I went consignment shopping. These ladies were so good to her!

I canned, like, everything I could get my hands on. There are so many jars on our kitchen counter, I can't get to the canister of all purpose flour.

My very first student from my first public education job turned 16. This makes me feel old.

Had lunch with Laurel and his girlfriend, Kristin. They were up from Florida, and we went to our usual hibachi restaurant for lunch. Mal tried her first fried rice...and liked it.

Baby Nerd saw her first fireworks…and hated it.

A Mother's Thoughts:See Month 10. I hope to have it done sometime before she turns one...